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US Plant Patent PP26910

Goldmine Imp

Phlox plant named ‘Goldmine Imp’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 14, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 1, 2034. This patent earned 44 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26910, the photograph of Goldmine Imp printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26910, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP26910
Filed
October 1, 2014
Granted
July 5, 2016
Expires
November 14, 2034
Inventor
VAN GAALEN RENE

Abstract

A new and distinct Phlox plant named ‘Goldmine Imp’, characterized by its upright plant habit; green and yellow variegated leaves with undulate margins; and red purple-colored flowers.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Phlox plant named ‘Goldmine Imp’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26910 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.